Henry Wynn Parry Explained

Sir Henry Wynn Parry
Office:Justice of the High Court
Term Start:1946
Term End:1960
Predecessor:Sir Lionel Cohen
Nationality:British
Children:Kit Wynn Parry
Occupation:Judge

Sir Henry Wynn Parry (1899–1964) was a British barrister and High Court judge, who sat in the Chancery Division of the High Court from 1946 to 1960.[1]

Biography

The son of the Glasgow surgeon Robert Henry Parry FRCSE and the grandson of Sir William Lorimer, Henry Wynn Parry was educated at Rugby School and New College, Oxford (BA, BCL). During the First World War, he saw service with the Worcestershire Regiment.

He was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1922, and was a pupil to Lionel Cohen (afterward Lord Cohen).

Sir Henry Wynn Parry served as a judge of the High Court, serving in the Chancery Division from 1946 until 1960. He stepped down on the grounds of ill health and died a few years later.[2]

By convention Sir Henry's double surname was hyphenated for judicial office. So as a judge he was known as Mr Justice Wynn-Parry (or Wynn-Parry J) with a hyphen.

Notable judicial decision

Notable decisions of Wynn-Parry J included:

Wynn-Parry Commission

Sir Henry was the Chair of a Commission of Inquiry set up on 11 May 1962[3] to investigate the causes of the political disturbances in Guyana which took place on 16 February 1962, popularly known in Guyanese history as "Black Friday".[4]

Family

Sir Henry was father to the noted rheumatologist, Christopher "Kit" Wynn Parry MBE (1924 - 2015).[5]

Arms

Motto:Vince Fide [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sir Henry Wynn Parry. National Portrait Gallery. 20 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Sir Henry Wynn Parry. The British newspaper archive. 20 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Volume 659 . Hansard. 8 May 1962. 20 June 2020.
  4. Web site: Georgetown, Guiana – The Riots of February 1962 . Naval Historical Society of Australia . 4 March 2007. 20 June 2020.
  5. Web site: Obituary: Kit Wynn Parry. . 20 June 2020. 22 April 2015.
  6. Web site: Lincoln's Inn Great Hall, Nb18 Wynn-Parry, H . 18 October 2015 . Baz Manning . 19 December 2020.